Quick-change, or change raising, is a common short con that involves an offer to change an amount of money with someone, while at the same time taking change or bills back and forth to confuse the person as to how much money is actually being changed.

The Abingdon Police Department warned merchants in Southwest Virginia about the con in a news release.

Ben Lucas, a native of Ashe County, N.C., and a river guide with Rock On Charters, has a strong passion for river fishing as well as conservation.
The business, which is run by a group of professional fishing guides and anglers, seeks to teach clients about the sport and foster a desire to protect the nature and wildlife around them.

HILLSVILLE – Andrews Farming Inc. and ANDCO Logistics were topics of discussion for Carroll County Industrial Development Authority members and concerned citizens at the authority’s June regular monthly meeting on Tuesday.

Markel Cochrane and Debby Brady Stone, two Carroll County citizens who have been doing research into Andrews Farming and its recent bankruptcy filing were in attendance at the June 7 meeting to ask questions of the IDA members. The produce company filed for Chapter 7 bankruptcy on May 5 in U.S. Bankruptcy Court in Roanoke.

ROANOKE — Court documents show that Andrews Farming of Hillsville has filed for bankruptcy, with a list of creditors that includes Carroll County, the Virginia Tobacco Commission and other state agencies and numerous produce vendors.

The produce company filed for Chapter 7 bankruptcy on May 5 in U.S. Bankruptcy Court in Roanoke. Chapter 7 of the bankruptcy code provides for liquidation of a company — the sale of a debtor’s property and the distribution of the proceeds to creditors.

WOODLAWN — A Carroll County company has met its investment goal more than 18 months early and exceeded its hiring goal, after receiving a Virginia Tobacco Commission grant.

The state money received by Thomas Automation Management (TAM) came with requirements that it meet certain capital and employment targets by October 2017. According to a company news release on Friday, it met those goals in March.

INDEPENDENCE – Grayson National Bank and Bank of Floyd and their respective holding companies, Grayson Bankshares and Cardinal Bankshares, announced last Thursday that their shareholders have overwhelmingly approved a merger combination of their banks.

The companies combined have more than 200 years of community banking heritage.

John Bassett III, chairman of Vaughan-Bassett Furniture, never appears to think himself too good to talk to anyone, and never talks but that he reminds even the casual listener of a hard-but-fair general making battle plans.

INDEPENDENCE — Grayson LandCare and the Independence Farmers’ Market had a lot to celebrate May 13, as the first market of the season kicked off in the Independence Town Square, followed by the grand opening and ribbon cutting at Grayson LandCare’s new office at 110 Courthouse Street.

The Farmers’ Market was bustling with customers from 9 a.m.-1 p.m. that Friday, with several returning vendors offering fresh fruits, plants, baked goods and hand-made items.